Eagles fly past ’JacketsMonitor Staff ReportsKEMP–Canton’s Eagles used a strong showing in the middle
two quarters to power past the hosting Kemp Yellowjackets 56-35 Tuesday.The
contest was the final tune-up for both teams prior to starting district
play Friday.
The ’Jackets opened District 13-3A play at home against Eustace, while
Canton opened District 14-3A play at Brownsboro, which lost to visiting
Mabank Tuesday (see related story in the printed issue).

Tuesday, Jan. 15, the ’Jackets will travel to Crandall
for a district game, and Friday, Jan. 18, the ’Jackets will host the
Kaufman Lions.
Each evening opens with 4:30 p.m. sub-varsity games.
At Kemp Tuesday, the Eagles pounded the ball inside to burly Keavon
Milton, who led all scorers with 23 points.
Milton also sealed off the inside on defense, as the ’Jackets scored
five 3-point baskets during the contest, including two by Chas Gipson.
Following a close first quarter, the Eagles outscored the ’Jackets 43-24
in the middle two periods to forge a 16-point lead, 47-31, going into
the fourth quarter.
Wesley Kerr led the ’Jackets with 11 points, including a trey, while
Chase Traughber had seven (including a trey) and Gipson six points.
The ’Jackets also got five points (including a trey) from O’Neal
Fitzhugh, and two points each from James Trim, Jeremy Quick and Ethan
Dunagan.
In sub-varsity games, Kemp won the junior varsity contest, 37-30, while
Canton’s freshmen took a narrow 39-36 win.

112th FW Stock Show opensMonitor Staff Reports
FORT WORTH–Cedar Creek Lake area FFA and 4-H students will be competing
in traditional and new contests during the four-week run of the 112th
annual Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo.
The show, headquartered at the Will Rogers Memorial Center off
University Drive, opened Friday and will run through Sunday, Feb. 3.
One new competition this year is a new sheep class – “hair sheep” –
featuring the Dorper, Katahdin, Barbado and St. Croix breeds and crosses
from those breeds.
Those breeds are raised for their hair, rather than wool or mutton. The
classes will be shown immediately after the Southdown classes Saturday,
Jan. 26.
The Grand Champion and Reserve Champion of the hair breeds show will
compete for the Grand Champion Wether Lamb, and be sold at the Sale of
Champions.
As in past years, the Fort Worth Stock Show will include 30 performances
of the Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association (PRCA) rodeo.
Rodeo admission tickets are $16 Monday through Thursday nights, and
Monday through Friday matinees; Friday night and weekend performance
tickets are $22.
Nearly 1 million visitors are expected to flock to Cowtown to
participate in the show, view exhibits or watch rodeo action during the
four-week run.
General admission is $8 for adults, $4 for children 6 to 16. Senior
citizens are admitted for $4 each Friday.
Parking is $6 per vehicle; on weekends, the Fort Worth Transportation
Authority will run shuttle busses every 30 minutes between 10 a.m. and 7
p.m. from Ridgemar Mall at Interstate 30 and Green Oaks Boulevard, and
Billy Bob’s Texas in the Fort Worth Stockyards. Shuttles are $1 each
way.
For more information, call (817) 877-2400, or check the show’s website,
www.fwssr.com.

Soccer team raising money for
nationalsMonitor Staff Reports
KEMP–Members of the Henderson County Soccer Association’s U14 girls team
are raising money to help them play in the national three-on-three
soccer tournament in Orlando, Fla.
Samantha Harris, Deidre Boswell, Rebecca Hall and Priscilla Brannon
played in two tournaments to qualify for the national tournament, one in
Mabank last May, and the next in Round Rock last July, playing against
select teams with professional coaches.
The tournament begins Saturday, Jan. 19. The girls are trying to raise
$5,000 to cover the costs of airline travel, hotel costs, tournament
fees and meals.
If you would like to support the girls, contact coach Mark Hall at (903)
677-8993, or Team Mom Megan Cotten at (903) 681-5552.